The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Hogwarts——

Cedric Diggory is obviously the only warrior recognized by the students of Hogwarts. He stands out from dozens of competitors and is also the player Hufflepuff expects. So compared to Harry, Cedric The voice is undoubtedly the highest.Although Harry also has an excellent side, as a person with a legendary aura, Harry is not recognized by the wizards of other colleges for his own qualities, not to mention that his grades in various subjects are not ideal.Even the Gryffindors felt ashamed that Harry had been chosen for the Triwizard Tournament, thinking he must have cheated, since several Year 7 Gryffindors had also signed up.

"Harry just told me that the first subject was dragons," said Cedric, who had finished his final Potions paper for the day a few minutes earlier, "I'm not sure if he's telling the truth, Where did Harry get the news? But, I don't think he's lying, but I don't see why he's telling me this secret, what good would that do him?"

"What about you, will you tell your opponent?" Ma Linglong asked casually. She put all the books about dragons in the library on the table, and then eliminated them one by one, and finally only four books.

Ma Linglong probably guessed who Harry got the news from, Ron, or Hagrid, because those dragons were provided by Ron's second brother, Charlie Weasley, who is a professional dragon trainer. division.As for Hagrid, he was the one most qualified to enter the dragon training ground in the back mountain.

"It's hard to say, I'm not sure, but for the sake of fairness and justice, I think I will disclose what I know." Cedric replied without thinking for a long time, "Professor Lillian, I heard that you can speak the language of dragons. is that true?"

As Cedric's mentor, Ma Linglong naturally hopes that he will win the final victory. She originally prepared a lot of historical materials about the Triwizard Tournament. Since no one has publicized it in the past 20 years, even senior wizards may not always Everyone has heard its name.Ma Linglong also found out the content of each competition that appeared in each competition. She originally planned to let Cedric read all of them, so that he would know in advance how cruel the competition was.

Because the mentor can't directly tell the warriors he is supporting what to do, that is also a kind of cheating, so the mentoring process must be careful, and if there is a slight deviation, he will be disqualified from the competition.

But all of this seems unnecessary. Cedric has already learned important information in advance, so the subsequent guidance can save a lot of theoretical time.Having trouble with dragons has almost become a reserved event in the Triwizard Tournament, so Ma Linglong has considered this issue, but it is difficult for her to judge which form the questioner used to let the contestants deal with dragons.

For example, Ma Linglong asked the contestants to remove the cursed golden key from the dragon's neck, but it was not the first link, but the last one. The process was difficult and dangerous.After removing the key, you have to find the treasure chest in the cave where the dragon lives and open it to take out the clues inside. You must also ensure that you can slip away from the dragon's nose and follow the clues to find the place where the trophy is buried.

Anyway, the contestants who were ravaged by the dragon at that time still have a deep shadow on the dragon, of course, this does not include Ma Linglong.

"It seems that you don't know much about dragons." Ma Linglong said, "First of all, ordinary dragons can't really talk, they rely on each other's breath to distinguish the same kind, and most of the dragons mentioned in textbooks are not herd animals A single dragon can occupy a mountain range, and only in the mating season will two dragons appear in one place at the same time, and the mating/mating period of dragons is very short, but the time between them is long." She opened the In one of the books, the number of pages was skipped directly to the middle, "There is also a category of magical animals. This kind of dragon usually has a history of survival of more than 1000 years. They can imitate human language and can speak theoretically. They have a high Wisdom. But such dragons cannot be seen by humans, they like to become a mountain or a huge stone to hide from human eyes."

"So, you don't know dragon language?" Cedric still inquired with great interest, "But there is a message on the wall of honor that you can make the dragon obedient."

"My aura is stronger than ordinary dragons, so it naturally has to listen to me." Ma Linglong said lightly, "Don't expect you can learn how to make a dragon submit in a few days, and do something practical."

Cedric quickly read the records in the book: "First exclude the thousand-year-old dragon, Harry said, every contestant has a dragon to deal with, each of them is different, it is impossible for the school to find four willing to cooperate Yes, intelligent dragons, and usually they're huge, I don't think the school can fit them in." He thought for a moment, then laughed, "Maybe they'd like us to be like knights rescuing princesses or something?"

"That might be, like putting your little girlfriend in a cage and asking you to rescue it," Ma Linglong said.

"This is not a good idea." Cedric said immediately, "Qiu will definitely be terrified." When he mentioned his girlfriend, his black eyes were full of brilliance.

Ma Linglong propped her face and thought for a while: "I must get something from the dragon, but if this is the first project, it shouldn't be too difficult. So, that thing may not be in the dragon's hands." On the body, this is easier to handle.”

"What if I kill the dragon?" Cedric said. "Is there any spell I haven't learned yet that can threaten the dragon enough so that I can win no matter what they want me to do."

"Unless you can guarantee a fatal move, just wait to be torn to pieces by the dragon." Ma Linglong continued to turn the page, pointing to a line of ancient text for Cedric to read, it was written in ancient Latin, about The legend of the dragon.

Adult dragons are hard to kill. The reason why the Triwizard Tournament is so famous is because all the content of the competition is real. It is impossible for the school to find four cute underage children to play games with wizards.Once a warrior is selected, he is no longer a student, but a fighter, and winning the crown means both honor and strength.

Even if you don't get a ranking, being selected is enough to prove that you are different.

Ancient magic has given each dragon thick skin, and only the fiercest spells can pierce through their armor, and only through, but can't really bring them down, let alone kill them.Even powerful wizards should try their best to avoid confrontation with dragons. Pain will make their tempers extremely cruel and vicious. What's more frightening is that giant dragons can spit out hot flames from their mouths, and some even It can also shoot lightning.

"Regardless of what difficulties the content of the competition will pose to you, first let's think about it." Ma Linglong asked, "If you were to save your girlfriend from the mouth of a fire-breathing dragon, what would you do?"

"Try to divert the dragon's attention, if there is only one dragon," Cedric said. "Just distract the dragon, or keep the dragon from seeing me, and it will be very easy."

"What are you best at?"

This is not a question, but a lead keyword.

"Transfiguration, I was able to turn a stone into a pocket watch when I was in the fourth grade, and it was very accurate." Cedric said excitedly, he used this gadget to capture Qiu Zhang's heart, "I know how to do it , but I need to do a little practice, thank you, Professor, and hope I won't disappoint you."

Ma Linglong asked him suddenly: "You are not an Animagus, are you?"

"Not yet, but I have always been interested in this magic. Professor McGonagall thinks that I should be in the second semester of the seventh grade, or I need to learn it after graduation. In fact, I have already studied it in the fifth grade." Cedric said happily, with a bright smile on the corner of his mouth, "Really, it was too difficult, I was going to practice secretly."

"It's a good thing you didn't." Ma Linglong said, "I'll teach you Animagus personally in the second semester of your seventh grade."

Cedric said happily, "This is really good news."

"What do you want to do after graduation?" Ma Linglong said, "With your grades and performance, many good jobs are very suitable for you."

Cedric was pure blood, but he didn't belong to any ancient wizarding family, his father was half blood, and so was his mother, but he inherited all the advantages of both parents.Although Cedric's father inevitably sometimes introduced his son in a showy way, Cedric himself was very modest.But he is not cowardly, and sometimes even has a tough side, such as the decisiveness that must be possessed as a seeker.

Just such a flawless boy that even a Slytherin megalomaniac wouldn't dare speak ill of him to his face, but he wasn't flamboyant at all.Ma Linglong was attracted by Cedric's talent on the first day of teaching him. Although she was only a history teacher, she often taught Cedric advanced magic in private.

"Dad wants me to work for the Ministry of Magic, but I want to be a Quidditch player, just like Viktor Krum." Cedric couldn't help but admire his opponent's name, " So when the competition is over, I plan to write an application and send it to the British Quidditch Magic Training Base." [Note]

"I can provide you with a letter of recommendation." Ma Linglong said, "If you can win the Triwizard Tournament, even if you don't have a letter of recommendation, you will definitely be admitted."

"Really?"

"Put your dreams aside first." Ma Linglong handed Cedric a book about the introduction of dragon species, "You don't need to read every page, I've marked the key points, and spend an hour on the theory It will help you on the battlefield, and it would be even better if you could memorize everything."

Cedric smiled and said, "You mean the battlefield? It sounds pretty cool."

"The battlefield is not cool at all, boy." Ma Linglong nodded to the Gryffindor students who greeted her, "Okay, let's get ready, don't eat randomly these few days, especially supplements Category."

Cedric said: "Speaking of which, Qiu seems to be planning to prepare strange oriental food for me."

"Don't eat it even though she might be sad about it and don't be softhearted if you don't want to get a nosebleed during the game."

Ma Linglong has been giving Cedric special training these days, teaching him life-saving spells and moves that are close to tricks.Of course she's not just doing this, she's also getting information about Mad-Eye Moody from Cedric.

Moody is a former Auror with many achievements. Although this unkempt old-school wizard is fierce, he maintains basic etiquette to Ma Linglong.He shouldn't be the object of suspicion, and Ma Linglong didn't find any traces of the transformation potion on him. Even the kettle he drank every day, Cedric helped Ma Linglong to keep an eye on what liquid was inside.

Those are just regular spirits.

It is specifically stated in Moody's profile that he really likes drinking very much, and he also has a dark history of getting into trouble due to drinking during missions.

The entrance of the dessert shop that survived in Hogsmeade is covered with promotional patterns about the Triwizard Tournament, and with Christmas decorations, the festive atmosphere is very strong.Passers-by asked each other about Harry Potter, whether the youngest wizard could pass the first level alive, as if each of them could participate in the competition.

Ma Linglong was sitting in a wooden armchair, sipping hot cocoa, she tried her best to figure out the fact, that is, what kind of spell was used in the Goblet of Fire, and it was able to hide from Dumbledore's eyes .As she was thinking, she forgot for a moment that the hot cocoa in the cup had been finished 2 minutes ago, and Ma Linglong was still biting the straw hard.

"How is it?" Sirius suddenly sat down on the girl's left, his face met Ma Linglong's dull eyes.

Sirius's hair is now short and clean, and his thin face has returned to its fullness. He looks younger and more handsome. It's so easy for female students to like him: "Special training for Cedric Got stuck, I can tell you how I taught Harry, if you beg me."

Ma Linglong glanced at him coldly: "Hufflepuff will defeat Gryffindor."

"Really, it's impossible, Gryffindor is the best." Sirius said, he ordered an alcoholic drink for himself, and ordered a cup of strawberry-flavored milk tea for Ma Linglong.

There was no doubt that Sirius was Harry's mentor. He also wrote a letter to tell Lupine about the game, and Lupine provided Harry with several useful ideas.Because he happened to be in India, between the dragon-infested mountains, and as it was, he was with Banner, and when the dragon took his first breath of heat at Banner, he turned green.

Lupine felt that Hulk was hundreds of times more terrifying than the dragon, and probably the dragon thought so too.

"It's more realistic to pray that he can still walk after the first round." Ma Linglong said not to be outdone.

"Maybe we can take a gamble." Sirius said, he was confident, "If Harry wins the trophy, you will admit that he is the best, in front of the whole school."

"If he can win the trophy, I don't need to admit it." Ma Linglong said, she took a sip of milk tea, "There is no need for a trophy, if he can pass the first level, I will give away all the limited edition broomsticks I have collected Him, all."

"Fine, you'll regret it," said Sirius, gulping down his drink, bubbles bubbling in his throat.

"But what if he fails?"

"I'll catch you a live unicorn." Sirius said, raising his eyebrows, as if going back in time, he seemed to have boasted the same thing a week before Ma Linglong's 12th birthday.But so far, Sirius has not really caught the unicorn, that kind of beautiful and pure animal is more willing to let the witch get close to him.

Even if Sirius turns into a dog, the unicorn can't be deceived.

Ma Linglong chuckled, she knew it was impossible, which meant that Sirius was really full of confidence.

Hunting unicorns is a crime in itself, but if you try to influence them with kindness and let them go with you, it will never work. Unicorns are very sensitive and very wary of humans.

Sirius suddenly lowered his head, and his voice became extremely low: "You should know that Karkaroff is a Death Eater." In fact, he was far from looking forward to the game as he seemed, let alone thinking What is so difficult about dragons, what Sirius is more worried about or afraid of has nothing to do with dragons, "13 years ago, he was originally captured by Aurors with me, but he was released soon after, I bet The reason why Professor Dumbledore needs Moody at Hogwarts is to monitor him. As long as Karkaroff makes a move, Moody will definitely send him to Azkaban again."

Igor Karkaroff (Igor Karkaroff), the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Magic, brought his masculine wizard warriors and was welcomed by the girls as soon as they appeared on the stage.Karkaroff was a tall, thin, quiet man (except for a few reprimands from Harry when he became a contestant), with a thin chin and a goatee that ended in little curls.He seemed affable and not always stern, but he was a former Death Eater.

It was the first time Ma Linglong saw him, but it was not the first time he heard his name. After all, Ma Linglong, the Death Eater who was imprisoned back then, paid attention to him.

Karkaroff was released because he gave away a large number of Death Eaters.

"I think we should focus on him." Sirius suggested, "Others, there is really no motive or reason, let alone that wizard's magic power that can hide from Dumbledore's eyes, only him."

Ma Linglong was thoughtful, noncommittal.

"One more thing," said Sirius with a serious face.

"Any other discoveries?" Ma Linglong looked at him seriously.

"Can you be my dance partner?" He still had the same expression, but what he said made Ma Linglong dumbfounded. The girl thought that Sirius had some serious news.

"Christmas party, I think you should have been notified. Every boy is trying to find a dance partner, and there are a few girls." Sirius said, as if there was something unspeakable, "I know you don't like dancing very much, just Do me a favor. I'm being invited by several female teachers at the same time, but seriously, I'm not interested in them. You know I only care about Harry, but Professor Dumbledore asked me not to act too Akagi, if There were other girls around me, and they would definitely see that I was taking care of Harry. So, I told them I already had a date, and it was you."

"Yes." Ma Linglong replied bluntly, "But I can only dance with you once before I have to leave. Stark had an operation. He took out his reactor. You know what it is .This is his most vulnerable moment, and if it wasn't for Harry, I don't think I would have been here for so long."

Ma Linglong didn't tell Sirius what happened in the Muggle world, those accidents were too trivial and difficult to explain, not to mention the magic world was not peaceful, Sirius was already busy enough.

"No problem." Sirius said with a smile, "As long as you stand next to me, no girl will dare to invite me, even though you are engaged."

"Blake, you should..." Ma Linglong originally wanted to tell him that you should find the real girl of your own, but she didn't say it, which meant that the secret that Sirius was trying to hide was exposed on the spot by her.

"what?"

"It's nothing."

Although Sirius' warning about Karkaroff aroused Ma Linglong's vigilance, she still felt that the problem of the dragon was the most urgent problem at present. No matter whether there was a conspiracy buried in this game or not, the competition was real. A school is making plans for its competitors.

Even though Cedric is good enough, he's not the only one of the four.

The first round of the Triwizard Tournament started on a gloomy morning. The audience sitting in the stands could already hear the neighing of the dragon. At that time, everyone began to sympathize with Harry. It didn’t seem like a game. The game is that simple.

New York Temple—

Stark hasn't had a real dream about Howard since that day, no matter how hard he tries to imagine his father or his mother, he has reduced from longing to dream about his parents to only dreaming about them. Any one of them is fine.However, God didn't hear Stark's prayer. The only scene he dreamed of these two days that left a deep impression on him was the terrifying scene of Strange putting his hand into the hole in his chest.

This is really disgusting enough, Stark slowly sat up from the bed, he gently pressed the edge of the wound, the itching eased, but the dull pain was still there.

He tried to prop himself up, and the phone and tablet were placed on the table far away from him. This was Strange's trick again, as if deliberately targeting Stark, putting aside everything that could pass the time away from him.

Of course, that's not what Strange wants to do. He just wants the patient to get a reasonable rest time, instead of making inventions while being injured through the phone and tablet, which won't do any good to Stark's injury.

"Earth won't be destroyed anytime soon, Iron Man," Strange had been telling him for the past two days.

Who can guarantee that this will not happen, Captain America is wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D., what is absolute?

"Hey, cutie, help me get my phone and tablet." Stark said to the Iron Cat, he always had a way to hide Strange from doing all the actions he objected to, "Just like in the morning, I ran out Then you put them back where they belonged."

Ma Linglong insisted on keeping the Iron Cat by Stark's side. As an armored cat, he could block bullets for his master at any time.

Most of the time, Strange would not stay in a place with Stark. They didn't treat each other very much, but they didn't quarrel. After all, Stark paid off the huge credit card debt for him.

The Iron Cat got Stark what he wanted, as usual.

"What a good boy." Stark stroked the Iron Cat's back, although the touch was not very comfortable.

Howard is actually by his side, and he feels very helpless and funny for every behavior that Stark does that is forbidden by the doctor.

Just when Stark was about to connect with Ma Linglong, Strange suddenly jumped out from his orange magic circle, Stark shoved the phone under the pillow a little guilty, and said: "You Impolite, doctor, you usually go by the right door."

There was a loud fight outside the door.

"I guess, it shouldn't be caused by someone watching the TV too loudly." Stark suddenly became alert.

Strange hurriedly said: "The enemy is coming."

"Looking for me?"

"Look for me."

"Then I should be safer?" Stark said jokingly, "After all, I'm not a mage."

"No one is safe, drink this." Strange said quickly, he looked very nervous, "Don't hesitate, this is given to me by Ma Linglong, she said that if there is any danger, she will let you drink it go down."

"I think it might be a potion to enhance physical strength." Stark did as he did. He believed in Ma Linglong and Strange at the same time, "Do you need my help?"

Strange glanced at the direction of the door. The enemy was overwhelming, which caught him off guard: "I'll take you to a safe place first. You're not a mage, so you can't help."

Stark didn't answer right away.

"Stark, if you're able to get out of bed, come with me." Strange turned his head, but he was gone.

"Hey, let me tell you, this isn't a fucking potion of stamina!" Stark roared angrily, making a long syllable that humans couldn't understand, "It's a potion of transformation!"

"God!" Strange looked at the fat hairball on the bed in disbelief, "Are you Stark!?"

The author has something to say:

The reason why this paragraph is dedicated to Cedric is mainly because in the original book, he is set up as beautiful, handsome, tall, middle-class family, good grades, good popularity, noble morals, and he is dedicated to his girlfriend. Perfect.As a result, his death was too random, so the author dedicated a chapter to him here, not only as a commemoration, but also as a pavement for the subsequent plot~

Well, your cat Nini is out again.

【Victor Krum】: One of the participants in the Triwizard Tournament